"Judges need to be intimidated" – Tom DeLay, 1998

p m carpenter's commentary: "Judges need to be intimidated" – Tom DeLay, 1998: "April 06, 2005

... “Mr. DeLay's ominous statements were a calculated part of a growing assault on the judiciary. Through public attacks, proposed legislation and even the threat of impeachment, ideologues are trying to bully judges into following their political line.”
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Here’s the kicker. In the same article, the Hammer himself felt emboldened enough to go public with the right’s inner intent: "House Majority Whip Tom DeLay of Texas, who has called for increased use of impeachment of federal judges, said, 'judges need to be intimidated.'"

That was seven years ago, long before Mrs. Schiavo gave Mr. DeLay an excuse to intimidate judges and long before editorial boards became acutely alarmed.